Am I Not a Man and a Woman: The Rise of African Heritage Political Identity in
Schedule
Thu May 16 2024 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
Rosecliff Mansion | Newport, RI
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Second in a series of lectures in conjunction with the exhibition “Gilded Age Newport in Color” in partnership with Rhode Island Black Heritage Society.Lecture given by Theresa Guzmán Stokes and Keith Stokes.
During the Gilded Age, Newport, Rhode Island was a magnet for leading African heritage families taking part in a rare opportunity for persons of color for unrestricted cultural and political interchange. Newport hosted a number of social and political gatherings of African heritage that ran the broad spectrum of political rallies and became the foundation of the later 20th-century civil rights movements.
Rhode Island Black Heritage Society scholars Theresa and Keith Stokes will draw from the society’s collections of historical documents, manuscripts, photographs and personal narratives of the era to interpret the evolution of Black Civil Rights from the early beginnings of the 18th-century Free African Societies to the formation of Colored Women Clubs during the Gilded Age.
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Tickets: https://www.newportmansions.org/events/the-rise-of-african-heritage-political-identity-in-gilded-age-rhode-island/
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Rosecliff Mansion, 548 Bellevue Ave, Newport, RI 02840-4118, United States,Newport, Rhode IslandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
